Opposition on Bassil's "Twist": It Was Expected

The opposition does not view the agreement between the "Free Patriotic Movement" and "Hezbollah" positively. Sources from the opposition indicate through the "Anbaa" electronic newspaper that "Bassil has returned to his natural strategic positioning alongside Hezbollah." They state that "Bassil was enhancing his position in the previous period when he aligned with the opposition, and we in turn tried to benefit from his opposition to Franjieh and his support for Azour to elect a reformist president." The sources remind that previous statements by opposition leaders and MPs reflect a lack of trust in Bassil, who "has returned from his commitments," noting that "the twist of the Free Patriotic Movement was expected sooner or later, and the agreement with the movement is referred to as a convergence, not an alliance fundamentally." The sources confirm that "the opposition continues in its unity and support for Azour, regardless of the movement's stance on the matter."